Coin-control apparatus



Sept. l, 1925.

N. CAMELO ET AL COIN CONTROL APPARATUSy Original Filed Sept. 6, 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet l fltkoz "aqu Sept. 1, 192s.

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Patented Sept. 1, 1925.

UNITED* STATES PATENT oFFIcEv-gf NIcIIoLAs oAMRLo, or Los ANGELES, AND THOMAS DoMBRoWsKI, or sANrRnno, CALIFORNIA, AssIGNoRs 'ro oNEIDA sANI-SEAT coMrANY, INC.,0F ROME, NEW

YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

l coIN-ooNTRoL APPARATUS.

Original application ledSeptember 6, 1921, Serial' No. 498,641. Divided and this application led January 11, 1923. Serial No. 612,099.

To all 'whom t may concern.' Y p Be it known that we, NICHOLAS CAMnLo and THOMAS DoMBRowsKI, citizens of the United States, and residents, respectively, of

Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles,

State of California, and San Pedro, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inl Coin-Control Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

, Ourpresent invention relates to coin lcontrolleddevices ofthe type illustrated and described, but not claimed, in our companion applicationSer. No. 498,641, filed September 6, 1921, for` vending machines, of which this application is a division, ,and ourA imlprovements consist inthe novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be set forth in detail hereinafter and particularly defined in the claim hereunto appended. l

In the accompanying ldrawings which are illustrative of our improvements and Wherein like characters of Vreference denote corresponding parts in the different views Figure l is a vertical section of a vending machine showing our improved 'coin conl trol mechanism associated therewith and with the parts thereof in normal position; Figure 2, a horizontal section showing in I top plan Vthe mechanism illustrated in Figure 1;

Figure 3, a viewsimilar to Figure 1 showing the operation of the parts ofthe mecha-` nism after a coin has been deposited in the device; and K ,V Y

Figure 4, a front elevation of the machine illustrated in previous gures.

In order that ourV improvements and theirmpde of pperation. may be u more clearly understood, wefwilldescribe'them as associated with a vending machine mechanism ofthe type disclosed in, our companion vapplication previously referred to. It will be understood, however, that our improvements are capable of association and use with vendingmachine mechanisms ofy other' types and A therefore, the present descriptid in so far lsoy as it relates to the vending machine mechanismof our companion application shouldY vbe construed lbroadlyandot 4ix'fiir'ljy way' ai 'limiting 'the range of beneficial utility ,to

receptacle is relatively: unimportant, but lis shown as being formed of substantial sheet metal into rectangular shape with its lower portion reinforced by interiorly arranged front, rear and side upright pieces 11, while *the bottom thereofis permanently closed by 'a base board 12.v Slidably'mounted in f' any suitable manner vwithin this receptaclefor projectile and retractible f movementA with respect to the front thereof is aI plate 14 that is maintained normally retracted by one or more coilsprings 15 connecting it with the rear upright piece 11.l One or more rack bars 16 are secured to ythe under facepof said plate for, co-operation with a segment vor segments 17 carried by a shaft 18'eXtending transversely of the receptacle and equipped with a handle 19 whereby the plate may be projected to eject the'articles A through an elongated vslot 20 in the front of the receptacle, ejection being effected by a-forwardly extending vlip 21 on the plate that is adapted to engage between the folds ofthe sheets in the manner indicated in Figure `3, and particularly described in our said companion application.

u Fixed to and projecting' inwardly from, the front upright piece 11, is' a pair-` of brackets 23 that support a't their inner ends a Arelatively short transverse shaft 24 upon which a combined coin chute and detent is mounted for rotative movement. The detent 25 consists of an arm extending rearwardly from the shaft 24 and having its end notchedv or otherwisel suitably shaped for engage! ment with the forward ed e of the plate 14 `whereby the ,latter is loc ed against forvward or projectile movement when itis' retracted. The chute4 26I is" f`rmed either as an intgral lair-iwf4 tHe-dcent 25 or as' a A epa-fafa; elem-tnt; rigidly' yfixedy there-fc,

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whereby both are movable in allison,` and preferably the material constituting the de-y tent and chute is so disposed With respect to the shaft 24 as t0 be balanced and to assume normally a position with lthe detentv arm raised and its notched end -n abutting locking contact With the forward end of the plate 14:.

A coin slot 27 is formed in the front of free to be projected by rotation .of the handle in the manner previously indicated, ,Y I

In order t0 prevent a coin deposited in `the chute from rollingout of the .open inner end vthereof and thereby allowingthe de/telit t0 return to locking position with respect v to the plate 14, before the latter has been projected, an arm 28, is rotatably mounted on shaft 24 and at oneend carries L,a pin l28" that is. disposed normally across `the inner end of the chute. The other end .0f this arm is formed into a cam member 2,9 so disposed as to be engaged by the plate 14 duringfor- Ward or projectile movement of .the saine thereby to cause suiiicient rot-ation of the arm to move the pin 28 upward Aand outof covering relation with thechute. Thus the coin v is retained in the chute and by its Weight'holds the detent out ofI locking con tact With the plate until the` plate has been projected a predetermined distance, t t suicient to prevent. the detent from assuin ing a locking position with respect thereto, when the coinf is released, which, asv stated, occurs when the plate byy its engagement with the cam 29 moves lthe arm 28 land pin 28 i upwardof the coin may be effective to4 rotate the detent 'sufficiently to disengage it fromv the It is .desirable that means be provided to effect a positive return impetus to .the chtite and detent to cause them to return quickly to normal positions following each projectile and subsequent retractile movementof 'the plate 114,i vThis means lconstitutes Ya lug or projection 37 kon the llower side Vof the chiite and aspring pressed plunger 383 carried by the front upright 12 ,and engageableby the lng so as to be depressed thereby when .increased rotation is imparted to the chute. Normally the lug and the plunger are slightly spaced relatively in order that the Weight plate 14C, butl immediately following this .slg'lir't initial rotation the lug conte-@t5 With the plunger and upon increased rotationY 0f least able and retracti ble the detest and chute, .Snell iS imparted e1=i,, {ag;enientl of the plate 14 with the protuberance 8l on the arm 25, depresses the plunger against the action of the spring whereby the latter acts t?lirough said plunger' and lug to' impart a returnmomentum to the chute and `'det/'ent when the plateA 1.4.` is ret-racted.

Means has been provided whereby the coin slot is closed When the articles A have been exhausted from the receptacle. This means consists essentially of a slide 39 that is longitudinally movable and. that is effective to cover and uncover Said'slot; in Combination with an upwardly spring pressed plunger e0 that is so disposed as ty 'bo de'proSse'dln/Or'f malla by the weight of thes'heets Contained in thev receptacle, said plunger being so connected vWith the slide `'as means ,of the bell crank arrangement 41 as' to maintain the slide in uncove'ring relation with respect to the Corn Slot' long' aSthe plungeris depressedi The Weight of the last sheet A is insufficient to properly depress thepllllger and there fore use is made oa vviglit'br i2 that iS placed uponr the SantoriI'lflpbsod` sheets'vvhen the receptacle is filled. M'Ihe weight of this bar holds the4plunger'jdepresseduntil the last sheet A ha'sgbeen projected, when it rises under the influenceA of its spring through, an o ening 43 provided int-heA bar` Vto permitsnd Ymovement.V This rise of `the plunger acting through thewhel'l. crank ar.- rangement il causes the slide'to,l be moved to cover the slot'lin a mannerthat is apparent. Below the chute is a look controlled box 47 disposed .tov receive the @eine as Vthey fall-,l from the'oln'ite'.Y a l From the foregoing description vconsidered in connection with ythe accompanying drawings, it is believed that the construction, ,operation and advantages of our improved coin controlled device will be clearly understood A shines including, in combination, a recepv tacle for articles to be dispensed, .a projectlate'movable to eifeot delivery of articles said reoeptaolaa shaft below said plate, acoin' chute pivotally Y mounted on said shaft, a member fixed with respectto said .coin chute engagingsaid plate when the latter is retracted to preventprojection ofthe same, said v@einlehnte being adapted ,L0 be tilted by y kthe Weight of .a COin deposited thereinto finove saidV member out` of engagement with ,sai-d j olateto permit the plate Ato be projeotedaoam tornoation'`onY said member engageab'le bythe plate during its projection to hold the coin chute in a thereof to rotate said arm on said shaft and tilted position, en arm intermediately pivotmove said pin from across the delivery end 10 ed on said shaft, and a pin on one end of of the chute.

said arm normally lying across the discharge In testimony whereof We hereunto affix end of said coin chute to retain a coin thereour signatures.

in, the other end of said arm being disposed to be engaged by said plate following a pref NICHOLAS CAMELO. l determined amount of projectile movement THOMAS DOMBROWSKI. 

